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LITERARY REVIEW. MEMOIRS of JOHN DUKE of MARLBOROUGH; with his Original Correspondence, collected front the Paulily Records at Blenheim, and other authentic Sources: illus trated With Portraits, Map, and Military Plans. By WIL LIAM CORE, M.A. F.R.S. F.S.A. Archdeacon of Wilts. LosumAN, Huasr, Roes, ORME, and BROWN, Paternos ter-I'ow•. (Continua from 'rift StrN of the %th instant.) That virulence of party spirit, which formed the prominent feature in the age of Queen ANNE, appears to have exercised a baneful influence on MAaLttoaouou's destiny. In the full tide of mili tary success, he was otten recalled from the pnr snit of glory, to oppose the conflicts of the Whigs, or counteract the intrigues of the TOries. Even his domestic happiness vas embittered by the same source ; for whilst his brother kept his sta tion amongst the most impracticable Toties, his Wife evinced a strong partiality for the NVltigs, and a still stronger repugnance for their antago nists. " tiViti► a native frankness of character, and a spirit too do mineering to tonsnit the opinions even of those site loved and esteemed, the Countess had imbibed an early partiality to the Whig 'party and principles ; which was strengthened by the marriage of her danghter with Lord Spencer. Dcfore the accession of Anne, no incident had occurred to create a col lision Of sttatiment between the Princess and bee faVottrite, notwithstanding their discordance on political questions ; or rather their common antipathy to William absorbed every other consideration. ittit immediately after that event a change occurred; and in the petty bickerings which arose, Marlborough and Godolphin were often involved, either be cause they supported the opinions of their Royal Mistress, or endeavoured to restrain the antipathies and 'partialities •o f the Countess, To this. subject it is here sufficient to advert, merely to mark the commencement of a dispute, which after . wards rose to great a height, and operated with so fatal as effect. Another source of doßiestic 'embarrassment was derived from the conduct and principles of his brother, George Churchill. Availing himself of his SA nehte With the Prince of Denmark, be arrogated - a degree of superiority at the Naval Board to which he was not entitled': and in particular endeavoured to obtain precedence over his colleague, Sir David Mitchell. Etc was compelled to recede, by the vernonstrances of his brother; but his high Tory partialities afterwat-ds proved a perpetual source d contention." It has been customary to represent the charac ter and conduct of the celebrated SARAH in the mostoslions colours. ‘Ve have hitherto met with nothing in Mr. COXR'S Memoirs which sanctions the prejudices so generally admitted against her. The following letter, addressed to Lord GODOL• !qui, shortly.after the Queen's accession, con tains sentiments equally honourable to her sense and her integrity; and indeed almost persuades us, that in common with many great men, this %roman might have been capable of genuine feel ings, had she not been prematurely spoiled by adulation and prosperity t " Margate, Tuesday, ilitty 29. " Since you have been so kind as to write so long a letter for my satisfaction, I hope it will hold out to read my answer, though I know my opinion is very insignificant upon most occasions. In the first place, I will begin without say come pliment, and say that if any. thing could give me a worse thought of the meetings of those gentlemen (the Tories) than I had before, it would be their desire to turn any man out of an - employment to put in my Lord Sandwich. This looks to me as if every thing were to be governed by faction and non sense ; and 'tis no matter what look things have in the world, or what men are made use of, if they are but such creatures as will, rigbt or wrong, be at the disposal of two or, three arbitrary men that are at the head of them. How long they will be able to support that way of government I can't tell ; but if they are strong enough to go on with it, I am apt to think it will not end in hardships only to the Lords Lieute nants of England. • "-MY Lord Lexinton having a mind to quithis employtnent, shews lie thinks it is better for him to depend upon the Whig party, considering his behaviour to the Queen and Prince formerly; for I am sure self-interest is his first consideration, • and Ido not think him very wrong in that choice. At least if I had any power to dispose of places,, the fiist rule should . be to have those that were proper for the business ; the next those that had deserved upon any occasion; and whenever there was room without hurting the public, I think one would with pleasure give-employments to those that Were in so une happy a condition as to want theni. Whether any of these reasons will serve for my Lord Weymouth I am in some doubt; but I am sure he is one that will make a noise, and give dissatisfaction to many that I believe wish well, and could be useful to the Government. " But that which is the greatest trouble to me is yet to answer, that is, what you say concerning the dispute between My brother George and Sir David Mitchell, whom I do not know, but I think I have heard a great character of him ; and I have no sort of patieoco to think that a lirothi:r of Lord Marlborough should put the least difficulty or stop to any thing that is for the Queen's service and the good of the country, for any senseless pretension or interest of his own, which, .without knowing any thing of .the particulars, I am inclined to believe ha has no just right, and certainly he Aould not make use of the Queen's favour but to serve her in tine _first place:" A female politician was no novelty in the age of ANNE. In a revolutionary period, women are compelled to emerge from the privacy awl secu rity of domestic life, and to take an active part in that svlri•ch comes home to men's bosoms. At this era even -a stateswoman presented no por tentous prodigy. he profligate court of CHARLES H. had furnished abundant examples of female interference in tine disposal of places and prefer . - mews but perhaps the wife of MARLBOROUGH eras the first woman who acquired power without submitting to previous degradation, and to a de eliction of that modesty which is at once the uituue grace and highest dignity of woman. What vs yr may be said of the Duchess as a politician, tr is impossible to doubt that she possessed peen barms of manners and conversation, since tilter left union of 24 years, she still preserved the • • nndivided empire of Let linsLand's affectlons. In 1-'702 MARLBOROUGH quitted England to atsurne the command of the Allied Army. " No Iciver (says Mr. CoxE) ever spited an adored mistress with more roignant sorrow, than he felt on taking leave of his Countess. His agitation t.ercarne him, and he hurried on board to bine 'the agony 'of his mind, and indulge his grief. A hasty note Whitt. "I'e'o;:i•Ote to her on this occasion, presents an interesting picture of his affection : Wednesday Meining, ltfy It is impossible to express with what a heavy hear` parted With you when I was by the water's side. I t^!Zuld have given my life to have come back, though I knew my own weakness so much that I durst not, or I knew should have exposed myself to the Company. I did for a great while, with a perspective glass, look upon the cliffs, in holes I might have had one sight of you. We are ,now out of s4ht of Margate, and I hare neither soul nor spirits, but I do et this minute suffer so'inirch, that nothing but being with yon can recompense it. ff you will be sensible df what 1 now feel, you willtridearCtft'eter to be easy to me, and then I shall be moat happy, fdr• it 11 you only that can git'e me true content. I pray God to Make roil 'and your's happy t and if I could contribute any thing to it with the utmost hazard of my life, I should be glad Vo do it ‘' Another letter, written during hit stay A the 14.4ue, de serves peculiar notice. it chews that ardent atrectiof for his wife which thihes in all his correspondence, while it exhibits, like the others, an early proof of those petty bitkerings which arose frOm their discordan;e in political opinion. His indulgent Character add natural mildness all: also prored by thh complacency with which he takes on himself the. blame OF irritability of temper :—z t Vague, May 40. haie 'Very ill nettis troth Italy, which makes me very uneasy till 1 get to the army, fearing that might encourage the French to attempt in these countries. But till I have finished this convention with Hanover, for the 10,000 men,. I shall hpt be able to stir froth hence. * * * Notwithstanding my being so ill at sea, I thank God thy health is much better than when I left you. I atti extreme uneasy at what yoti have writ the r!oticern ing Lord Nottingham's letter. But pit Might plainly see there was no thought of turning Mr. Palm out. Ido assure you, upon my soul, I hadmuchrather the whole world should go wrong than you should be uneasy; for the quiet of my life depends drily upon your kindness, arid I beg you to be lieve that you are dearer to me than all things in this World. My temper may make you and myself sometimes uneasy; but when I am alone, and I find you kind, if you knew the true quiet I have in ray mind, you would then be convinced of my being entirely your's, and that it is in no other power in this world to make me happy'but yourself." The two following Billets are dictated by the same ,tender, affection " Thy Afay 27.—June 7. " I have had yott's of the 18th, by which I find you were uneasy at my having the 'head-ache. It was yottr earnest de sire obliges me to let you know when I have those little in convenitnces of the head aChr, which are but too natural td me, but it you Will not promise me to look upon my sick nesses as you used to do, by knowing I ani sick one day, and well another, I must not be punctual in acquainting you when I am uneasy; - for I would be just to you, and not make yott uneasy. I think you are very happy in having dear Lady Mary with you. I should estiem myself so, if she could be sometimes for an hour with me; for the greatest ease I oow have, is sometimes sitting for an hour in my chair Moue ) and thinking of the happiness I may yet have, of living quiet ly with you, which is the greatest I propose to myself in this world." , " Val Noire DEMI% • 4 4 I am so very uneasy since I received your's of the 23d of the last month, that I shall have no rest till I hear again from you, for your health is much dearer to me than my own; It is impossible far me to express what I feel, having seen by my Lord Treasurer of the same post, that be thought yott very fat from being well. For God's sake let me lnow exact ly how you aro, and if you think my being with you can do you any good, you shall quickly see you are, much dearer to me than fame, or whatever 4t-he world Can say ; for should you do otherwise than well, I were the unhappiest man liv ing. We invested Huy yesterday, and I ens afraid it will be a fort-night before we shall be masters of the castle. - I pray God your nekt may put me more at ease than I am at this present." The Duchess having made overtures for a coa lition with the Whigs, the Duke gently represses her zeal in the following answer : " If this 'finds you • at Althorp, remember me kindly to them all ; and tell Lord Sunderland that f thank bins for his letter, and that I hope I shall always continue in the humour I am now in, that is, to be governed by neither party, but .to do what I think is best for England, by which I shall disoblige both parties." The promotion of HARLEY and ST. JOnte was highly unacceptable to the Whigs - dtid the Duchess, who, says - Mr. COXE, " Depicted the attachment and zeal professed by Harley as mere artifices to clothe his consummate subtlety ; and her keen sagacity equally discovered the insatiable ambition and party. zeal which in St. John was cloaked with the appearance of unaffected candour, and careless vivacity. She conjured her husband to moderate his coot/deuce towards two statesmmy, whom, she rep. doid as doubtful friedds, if not dangerous enemies Marlborough, however, neglected these warnings, from the honoUrable motive of regarding merit and abilities in the choice of his confidents, and from a native magnanimity of character, which was as unsuspicious as it was itself above suspicion. He thus unconsciously prepared the way for his subsequent mortifieatiou and final disgrace." (7'o be continued) THE LAST DAY TO CHOOSEA'OR YOURSELVES.— The will be kept open until twelve o'clock this night, as the returns mot - take plabe early To-Morrow Morning, and unless you secure for yourselves one of the 76 Capital Prizes which must all be drawn either To-Morrow, or the next Drawing Day, you will be too late, as the Draw ing will then finish. HAZARn and Co. the Con tractors, of the Royal Exchange, have so arrang ed the Scheme of this Lottery in favour of Ad venturers, that nearly 40 Capital Pt izes will, in all probability, be drawn To-Morrow. There are nice Prizes of 20,0001. &c. The 6th Prize above • •1 0001. must be 22,0001. 23,0001. or 40,0001. The Drawing begins early To-Morrow Morning. *** We Leg lerae to inform the Comm! T,T EES of the several CANDIDATES throughout the United King dom, that all ELECTION ADVERTISEMENTS, 81e. received before tivelet o'Ciock, shall appear in Tits SUN bn tht same .~ , •.~ TO CORRESPONnENTA-. The ``'NTH tbOISiICALErIsTLE to the EDI S:eirit'odi REVIE*ERS To-mortow. *** For THE totomEs and hum CAii#OLic MEETING, see the Last Pagr. THEATRICAL REGI. C TE R. Performed Night. TfirAtßE ttoVAI,, C(ArENT-GAADEN.—Rob Roy MacgreKor Francis Osbaldtston6; Mr. Sinclair; Diana Vernon, Miss Stephens. After which, X. Y. MAILS. AaaivED.;--3 Dublin, 3 Waterford, 1 . France, 1 Flanders, 1 Leevrard Isla . mit Du —1 Holland, I 60 - tteiihtwgll, I Malta, 1 Hainbuigti. PRICE 0 THIS DAY AT T' a per Cent. Red. .. 781 0 Si pet Cent. . Essii I 4 per Cents 47 961 Bank L. Ann.. ... 4C 5-16ths India 80nd5.:....915. 88s. pr. F STOCKS WFLVF. O'CI A I Exch. Bill's, 2d 14s. 16g. pt Ditto, 41.. lBs. 205. pr. Omni LI m l4l pr. Cons. for Aec0ubt......... 79ii HIGH WATER AT LONDON r,itiDGE TO-NiORROW. Morning, i minutes after iC Evening, 4 minutes After 13. THE SUN. aItILIEM QUIS DICERE FALSUM AUDEAT ? LONDON MONDAY, JUNE 15, 1818. teteived yesterday anti this morning the Paris Papers of Thursday anti Friday last. A Vienna article states, that conferences be , twecn the Ministers of the Allied Courts will be opened at Carlsbad, previous to the assembling of the Congress of Sovereigns at Aix-la-Chapelle, It was also reported at Vienna, that the Emperor and Empress of AUSTRIA, , on their return from their journey, would pass some days at Munich. The Baron de THUGUT died at Vienna on the 2gth ult. aged Sg. According to letters from Bucharest, dated the 17th of March, the City of Philippopoli,con.tain , ing a population of 70,000 persons, had been en tirely destroyed by an earthquake; and a great number of the inhabitants bad perished: An article from Albi contains a long detail of the execution of JA,usioN, BasTibE, and COLLARD, from which it appears that JAUSION evinced considerable firmness, but persisted in asserting his innocence. With respect to BAS TIDE, all the courage or audacity which he had displayed on the trial forsook him on the ap, proach of death. COLLARD'wept bitterly--=pro tested his innocence, and talked of nothing but his dear Atiuk Balloit. The following are extracts " PARIy JUNB 12.—The Dukeile Richelieu and the Russian Ambassador had yesterday a idng•con , ference with the Duke of Wellington. His Grace on Wednesday, hi eompany with the Sardinian and Spanish Ambassadors, dined with the Count d'Eacars, Maitre d'ilotel of the Icing's House hold. " The vines, in consequence of the heat of the weather, promise an abundant produce. " A new Commission has been appointed for the sole purpose of managing the operations with regard to the liquidation of the Foreign Debt. It consists of the Barons Moonier, Hey d'Oisel, and Ramond, M. M. de Malartic, and Jules Bessieres. " An Envoy Extraordinary from the Sublime Porte passed through Carlsrulse on the Sd ihst. on his way to Paris. " M.Garnerin and bis daughter, MadeMoiselle Eliza, have been set at liberty at Madrid, but they have given up their intention of making aerosta tical experiments in that capital, and have arrived at Bourdeaux. FIVE FEE CENTS. Wednesday. 73 f. 40 c. 'Thursday .731. 75 c. DEFERRED STOCK. Wed nesd,ty .... Thursday A.Y.CHANGE ON LONDON. One Month 231. 76c. Three Months • 23f. 55C. " MANUEL:NI, JUNE s.—Several letters from la-Chapelle state, that the Congress of Sovereigns will be opened there on the Mb of September. " VIENSA,.AIAY 30 —According to the last in telligence from Constantinople, there was a new Conference on the 11th ult. between the Baron de Strogonow, the Russian Ambassador,. and the Turkish Minister ; but the latter was not dip , posed to make a definitive arrangement, either respecting the affairs of Servia, or relative to the indemnities claimed by Russia." The New Parliament, froth all that we hare yet heart,l, is likely to consist of a large majority of men animated by true public Epirit and a strong attachment to the honour and interest of the Country, in a due support Of its happy E.stablish ment in CIILIRCII and STATE. IJther planes, as well 'as the City of Westtuimter, tivili pruhably be t' b'emagognei', vvll° Xislu'r ea cannot exist 'quietly under any form of Goierni. client, lint Vve trust that there is a fund 01 go od tense in the people at large that will prevemt the Seditious from doivg more than exciting turbo'; fence duri4g the mere periodvf-ElectiOn; antl none of suh‘har ' aCters will hart any chi ll " o being returned to' Parliament ta the disgrace f the Empire. THE NORTH POLE EXPEDITION. sir The following is a Copy of a Letter recei ve- LLOYD'S this morning—but it will be sect' lb :: we have anticipated the chief part of the gence it contains : Port of Lerwick, Shetland Islands, 11 di Al f4l 1818.—Arrived on the 30th April the Isabella, Joni Ross, Esq. Cotnniatider ; Atexattdei , ";, PERRY, Isq. ; and On the Ist May arrived the Dorothea, BiIcHAN; Es 4., Cornmantler,9ll the Trehi, FRANKLIN, Esq.; Corntnaud er ' The Isabella and the 211ezandei• sailed cd th e of May for Davis' Straits, and the b o rothea $ ll Trent on the 10th May for Greenland." CAPTAIN SILL Milßlier • ; ing trait in the conduct of this gallant 0104- when he cannonaded the Chinese Battetiegi recorded by Mr. M‘Lson, the Surgeon f Alceio; places his tharatter in a striking Pint view :--; a stiF " The first shot wiis fired by the Captain' s hand, that in the event of the Chinese detna"l , those who fired, instead of those who ordereis or of seizing upon any innocent person, lie M 1 .1 6, fully place himself in the situation of beilig divislually responsible for all conSequences:' There is one subject to Which we haT e - hel q frequently reverted, perhaps, than to any " t " - the we Mean the claims of the adherents t° ei. Church of Rome: Conduced of its itnpor tsf : fr o' we have not hesitated to lay before our U° 1 :: 0 whatever Occurred to us upon it. But ale t' i t i has now arrived when it becomes our to t i Make a solemn and theist serious appeal t ° I oti frie, , testanfs Of every denomination; to every rea l fa t of civil and religions liberty ; and w e trust eit we shall not appeal in' Vain, for it concerns the vital interests.--iire need only refer to th e P o; ceedings of the Catholic Board of Itelanil, b. meeting which was held a few days since in lit), for a ~proot that, tranqnil t and quiet it ' ° p al ward appearance as the Catholics have bee t ' h ing the late Session of l'arliamerft,- they hO e o il active and indefatigable, and silently co lleet ith ° ol : their strength for an ,attack upon the Coil tion, the more dangerous from the secieeY * o4 i which it has been prepared ; and that it lle co , t i, the Protestants, if they wish for a Ding nuance of the free exercise of their variou s f oe' gious opinions, to be on their guard to n' ect if ai enemy in his own way, and to use the Pr ec e pt opportunity of choosing those men to ter e i )ll them in Parliament who will maintain ; 06° 0 # the PROTESTANT ASCENDANCY, alld sterttli l l °- : (4 : further concession to Catholic claims. " v° , e , nately for the Protestants of Great Britairithe 101 of the Catholics have been developed, and w el‘i f flf the objects at which they aim, and the cog! ti o g% which they hope to attain' them, Upon ° of ( 11 1 : count the proceedings of the tate Meeting bo at Catholic Board dement{ out serious corisid er ' l l and, in sortie respects, we will add, are Wort re l od' irnitation.he Meeting was called for al e° n or ger purpose of receiving Mr. Secretary MO I of the result of his application to Dr. 1111°I n o copy of the Letter from Cardinal LirtAi 0 1) hear the Expose of the Pope's sentiments 1 11. question of the Veto; but the real, an d ''t t seem sole object, was "to recommend In °l at , , nestly to the Catholics of Ireland, As /I - 0 01° AND SOLEMN DUTY WHICH THEY OVVO TO t S t Country and nista GOD, to use the " I°s l o o nuous exertions to procure the return °fried' persons as have proved themselYes th e off ice, of civil and religious liberty; an d. 111et s4 larly to recommend them to support those 0 0 t°plot bers of Parliament who have assisted its a. ' „po , ing the measure of UNQUALIFIED E MANCi - yet i The latter part of this sentence was P rttr afte r an h a an amendment to the original motio../ to t) , a few observations, and some pp Position toiribf that tt ' word " unqualified," on the ground a men d tend to create differences of opioiott, the vie Os ment was carried without a division ant i vc hiel i confess that we like the bold tfeCl 3rati.an ene rsl it contains better than the Jesuitical 3111iegr terms of the otiginal Hot stat ics • be surely stillit•ient to airahell Prote rel igtO sense of the danger hich threa ten' e char9t; freedom if) this country and the Ye"' abl hf. rd Ar e the F sh a r s e I; l ° L. g.. ti ui O, tijg h . anti clintiv3 b ei t e , (0-thly• d et tr: 7 2;>: c."tii'le the Qu oli eEN rodo*out ber $ 3l bc!iind her i'dlate: .~ 414 1 h e hi. 1 ;°11 ,e t )41 4. , 43) 01 1 1 / 40 ; 111 f ile f h i o ce,il